• Acta Photonica Sinica
  • Vol. 51, Issue 11, 1113003 (2022)
Zheng HAN and Binfeng YUN*
Author Affiliations
  • Advanced Photonics Center,School of Electronic Science and Engineering,Southeast University,Nanjing 210096,China
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    DOI: 10.3788/gzxb20225111.1113003 Cite this Article
    Zheng HAN, Binfeng YUN. Design of Spectral Analysis Chip Based on Cascaded AWG[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2022, 51(11): 1113003 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic diagram of the structure of the spectrum analysis chip
    Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of the structure of the spectrum analysis chip
    Primary AWG function and spectrum schematic
    Fig. 2. Primary AWG function and spectrum schematic
    Schematic diagram of AWG1 function and spectrum
    Fig. 3. Schematic diagram of AWG1 function and spectrum
    Schematic diagram of the spectral relationship between Primary AWG CH1 and AWG1
    Fig. 4. Schematic diagram of the spectral relationship between Primary AWG CH1 and AWG1
    The cross-sectional view of the strip waveguide and the mode field diagram of the TE fundamental mode
    Fig. 5. The cross-sectional view of the strip waveguide and the mode field diagram of the TE fundamental mode
    AWG simulation structure diagram
    Fig. 6. AWG simulation structure diagram
    The first-stage AWG transmission spectrum and its enlarged view in the range of 1 548.5~1 551.5 nm
    Fig. 7. The first-stage AWG transmission spectrum and its enlarged view in the range of 1 548.5~1 551.5 nm
    AWG4 transmission spectrum
    Fig. 8. AWG4 transmission spectrum
    Spectroscopic analysis chip transmission spectroscopy
    Fig. 9. Spectroscopic analysis chip transmission spectroscopy
    The relationship between the FSRP of the Primary AWG and m
    Fig. 10. The relationship between the FSRP of the Primary AWG and m
    Schematic diagram of the cause analysis of the large channel insertion loss and crosstalk in the edge part
    Fig. 11. Schematic diagram of the cause analysis of the large channel insertion loss and crosstalk in the edge part
    ParameterPrimary AWGSecondary AWG
    Wavelength channel spacing(Δλ(ΔλP)0.5 nm(ΔλS)3 nm
    Center wavelength(λc1 550.0 nmAWG6:1 551.25 nm
    AWG5:1 550.75 nm
    AWG4:1 550.25 nm
    AWG3:1 549.75 nm
    AWG2:1 549.25 nm
    AWG1:1 548.75 nm
    Diffraction order(mmP)430mS)14
    Free spectral range(FSR)(FSRP)3 nm(FSRS)90 nm
    Length of FPR(fFPR57.324 2 μm391.080 5 μm
    Adjacent array waveguide length difference(ΔL429.722 8 μmAWG6:14.167 7 μm
    AWG5:14.163 2 μm
    AWG4:14.158 7 μm
    AWG3:14.154 2 μm
    AWG2:14.149 7 μm
    AWG1:14.145 0 μm
    Number of arrayed waveguides(N19105
    Number of output channels(Nout625
    Tapered coupler length(LTaper10 μm10 μm
    Tapered coupler width(wTaper2 μm2 μm
    Chip size4 000 μm×400 μm1 000 μm×1 000 μm
    Table 1. Design values for all AWGs
    AWG nameCenter wavelength simulation valueDesign value of center wavelength
    AWG11 548.80 nm1 548.75 nm
    AWG21 549.30 nm1 549.25 nm
    AWG31 549.75 nm1 549.75 nm
    AWG41 550.20 nm1 550.25 nm
    AWG51 550.73 nm1 550.75 nm
    AWG61 551.22 nm1 551.25 nm
    Table 2. Comparison between the center wavelength of the second-stage AWG obtained by simulation and the design value
    Zheng HAN, Binfeng YUN. Design of Spectral Analysis Chip Based on Cascaded AWG[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2022, 51(11): 1113003
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